Zimbabwe v Pakistan: 2nd ODI – Match Preview
The Harare arena is set to come alive as the Zimbabwean hosts gear up to face the Pakistani tourists in the upcoming 2nd One Day International (ODI) match, set to kick off today, Sunday, September 11, 2011, at the Harare Sports Club. The fixture
comes as part of the ongoing 5-match ODI series from the limited-overs leg of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045.
With the series opener already won by the Men in Green, Zimbabwean skipper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/BRM-Taylor-c1200, surely sets out to lead a much hyped squad for the second bout, hoping to make a revival for the home team.
Many would however laud the Zimbabweans, who had been going through some ill-fated cricket setbacks during the past few years, for delivering a commendable performance during the 1st ODI, making the fixture a tough bout for Pakistan right till
the final over of the match.
At the same time, Pakistan will be making use of the Harare conditions to deliver a dominant performance on the match rather than an ‘average’ performance seen at the Bulawayo venue.
The tourists will therefore be looking to offer some early whacks that may aid the team in bagging a competitive chase against the hosts. For the matter, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898, to deliver
his real bronze with the bat, which was seen during the recent one-off Test fixture against Zimbabwe.
However, not just Hafeez, the much overhauled Pakistan squad also comes equipped with some major talents including veteran batters, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Younis-Khan-c98325 and the skipper himself, who will look towards sustaining the middle-order.
The line-up is also geared with the hard hitting duo of Akmal brothers, Umar and Adnan, as well as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shoaib-Malik-c90088, whose awaited comeback in the previous fixture went unnoticed following a poor run with the bat.
However, much is expected from the player since Malik has always been a potent member of the Pakistani squad, and will be coming out to prove his real might as a cricketer.
As for changes on the batting roster, it has been presumed that one down batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rameez-Raja-c2277, who has recently been delivering an exceptional, hard hitting performance on the Pakistani domestic seasons.
A probable change is also expected on the bowling line-up of Pakistan, as pacer http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Junaid-Khan-c77037, who failed to offer his typical with the ball on the previous game.
However, for the remaining arsenal, the roster remains unchanged with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Saeed-Ajmal-c87859.
With so many praises already in favour of the Men in Green, many would agree that Zimbabwe, too, deserves a handful of lauds since the team has been delivering exceptionally well.
Their improvement was quite apparent in the recent home series against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Bangladesh-c747 and then the opening two fixtures against the Pakistani tourists.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/GA-Lamb-c1450 respectively.
As for the remaining arsenal, the team retains its much reliant roster of players including http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CB-Mpofu-c1219
look for early damage with the ball.
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